MD Pool Lap Four

Still giddy from last night's magical victory!

East

1 UNC v 16 Jacksonville - sorry Dolphins no Artis Gilmore
2 UCLA v 15 Austin Peay - actual Govs war cry "Go Peay!" pronounced like you think
3 Texas v 14 UNC-Asheville - will Augustin crap when he sees Kenny George?
4 Butler v 13 Davidson - Graves and Curry would be a great matchup
5 Pitt v 12 St. Joe's - battle of the Keystone state
6 Dayton v 11 Notre Dame - the Paxsons throw down naked in the front lawn
7 Arkansas v 10 BYU - two ascending teams
8 Baylor v 9 Ohio State - Bears recover from Bliss-ful existence

South

1 Memphis v 16 Alabama St./Sacred Heart - the Hornets have the playin spot reserved
2 Drake v 15 Rider - Drake a no. 1 seed? Hey we can dream.
3 Michigan St. v 14 Cornell - Big Red break the Princeton/Penn strangehold
4 Wash State v 13 VCU - The Rams for two straight upsets?
5 Marquette v 12 NC State - The 'Pack are a big tease that sneak in this week.
6 Vandy v 11 USC - Mayo v. Ogilvy in a battle of '08 first rounders
7 Kansas State v 10 UMass - Beasley's swan song?
8 UNLV v 9 South Alabama - Kevin Cronin (Kevin Kruger) is back with REO Speedwagon

Midwest

1 Duke v 16 Morgan State - First dance for the Bears
2 Georgetown v 15 UMBC - Sorry Bingo.
3 Stanford v 14 CS-Northridge - Cardinal could challenge for Pac-10 summit
4 Texas A&M v 13 Oral Roberts - The Aggies could be a 7 seed by next week
5 Indiana v 12 Kent State - Flash!! Ah-Ah!! They are the upsetters of the universe!
6 Rhode Island v 11 Illinois State - Mid-major mano a mano
7 Gonzaga v 10 Purdue - Surprise! Boilers 8 and 1 in the Big 10.
8 Ole Miss v 9 Syracuse - Orange off the 10 spot!

West

1 Tennessee v 16 Portland State - Clips legend Freeman Williams is smiling.
2 Kansas v 15 Lafayette - Apatow fixture Paul Rudd (KU '91) is dropping off porn.
3 Xavier v 14 Utah State - Chris Cooley (USU '03) is not Jonah Hill, despite rumors.
4 Wisconsin v 13 Stephen F. Austin - Lumberjacks are OK, night or day. Upset?
5 St. Mary's v 12 Va. Tech - Hokies were my last at-large.
6 Arizona v 11 Florida - Best 1st round matchup, IMO.
7 UConn v 10 Clemson - Tate George for the win....YES!!!! Sorry '90 flashback.
8 Louisville v 9 Oklahoma - If Griffin gets hurt again later Sooners.

Sorry, Lubbockians but Bob's boy will not take the Raiders on a miracle run. Bob was a bully, softie, teacher, threatener, wizard, tough guy, impolitic, thoughtful son-of-a-biskit who could coach his ass off. He will be missed by some, others will be happy he's out, not forgotten by all.